Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM)
Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM)
About The Course
Length
2 Days
Led by an expert, experienced Certified Scrum Trainer® (CST)
Average Class Size
20 Students
Artisan Approach
We show you how to provide a level of knowledge and expertise above and beyond that of typical project managers. Our course includes:
- self-study time with recommended reading, videos, quizzes, and forum discussions with other students and the instructor.
- classroom time which includes hands-on simulations where you and your team have to solve common problems and learn from the other teams in the class.
- face-to-face time (including by Skype, Zoom, or phone) with the instructor where we explore your motivation behind team leadership as a ScrumMaster.
Attendees
We’re looking for serious leaders and Certified ScrumMaster with one or more years of work experience in that role. The classroom portion of the A-CSM follows one month of OnDemand self-study using our Artisan Academy. You should enroll four to six weeks before the classroom course in order to complete the self-study portion of the program.
Certification
Yes
What We Will Cover
Here’s a few things you’ll learn during our Advanced Certified ScrumMaster (A-CSM) training course:
Creating a LEAN Team
Advanced Means Advanced: If you’ve been a ScrumMaster for at least nine or ten months, you’ve got the Scrum events working perfectly, your development team has gone through a few problems which you’ve worked your way through. They’ve even gotten a little better at what they do (in other words, their effectiveness has increased). Learn how Jim Schiel’s ‘next steps’ apply lean concepts to your team and ramp up their ability to get stuff done!
- Swarming
- Speeding Up Your Scrum Teams
- Keep Your Daily Scrum Short
- Keep Your Sprints Short
- Plan Only Small Backlog Items
- Keep Your Work in Process Low
DISCLAIMER: All of the items above CAN be difficult to do, BUT each one of them will create better performance on your team.
Who Benefits?
ScrumMasters
ScrumMasters earn a respected certification in a popular field with a growing number of career opportunities. At the beginning of October 2019, thousands of ScrumMaster job openings were available with a median salary of $100,000 in the United States alone!
Employers
ScrumMasters can use advanced knowledge to create an amazing team improving the efficiency of any organization. 81% of all businesses using Agile Development agree that a certified Scrum Master makes their teams better and improves the work/life balance.
Testimonials
Here’s what some of our clients had to say about us:
“I took a Scrum Master course and was completely impressed. Agile and Scrum are concepts that do not exist in a vacuum. Without real business contexts, and especially real software development experience, Agile doesn’t mean much. It was Jim’s ability to teach the material with his finger always on best practices that made the class a home run.”
“I recently took the Certified ScrumMaster class. Not only did our instructor thoroughly understand the course material and knows how to teach it well but he also has many real-world examples to further enhance one’s learning. I really enjoyed the class and learned a lot!”
“CSM training with Artisan was the best training that I have ever taken. The class was lively and interactive. They covered Agile fundamentals and material relevant to the CSM exam. They were not hesitant to take questions and had lots of examples from real world experience. I passed the CSM exam with an almost perfect score without help from any other sources.”
“I had the pleasure of attending a 2-day seminar on Agile and it was fantastic. If you are looking to improve your understanding of Agile from someone who has done it (not just someone who read it) for years, Artisan is the one. I have attended many other seminars but none as plain and simple. Most coaches add an unnatural aura to Agile as if it were some mystic and ancient magic. Artisan presents these concepts in a dispassionate yet highly precise manner.”
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